Human Rights Agency: Over 500 Reportedly Dead in Iran's Continuing Protests
The Spin
Anti-Iran narrative
Iran's regime has completely lost legitimacy through brutal crackdowns, killing hundreds of protesters and shutting down internet access to hide the violence. The succession of uprisings sparked by economic collapse, currency devaluation and soaring inflation proves citizens have stopped expecting anything from rigged elections and now radically reject Supreme Leader Khamenei's 37-year dictatorship propped up by the Revolutionary Guard.
Pro-Iran narrative
Iran acknowledges protests as valid expressions of economic grievances and engages daily with business leaders to address concerns through dialogue. However, foreign-trained terrorists backed by the U.S. and Israel are exploiting economic hardships to incite violence — burning mosques, killing citizens, and desecrating religious symbols — following their failure to destabilize Iran during the June 2025 conflict. Trump must know that history shows tyrants like Pharaoh and Nimrod were overthrown in Iran's deep history.
